Design and Sales

Design and Sales

Owner and Head Landscape Designer

Designer David Cook holds a BS in Art from Olivet Nazarene University, Studied Horticulture at Joliet Junior College and has worked for Art's Landscaping for nineteen years. He is a past President of Kankakee Kultivators Garden Club and an active volunteer of Hospice of Kankakee Valley & the Kankakee County Humane Foundation. He is skilled in floral and garden design and many of his designs have been featured on garden tours and in garden magazines. Art’s Landscaping is affiliated with Illinois Landscape Contractors Association & Kankakee Chamber of Commerce.

Landscape Designer/ Digital Landscape design

James (Jimmy) Rich has extensive experience in Customer Service, Event & Restaurant Management as well as Excavation. He has been with Art's for the last 9 Seasons and has been on the Sales team for the last 5 years. He heads up the C.A.D. efforts here at Art's as well as procurement. Art’s Landscaping is affiliated with Illinois Landscape Contractors Association and the Kankakee Chamber of Commerce.

Landscape Designer

Kristine grew up on a farm in rural Bourbonnais where her interest in gardening took root at a very young age. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale specializing in Landscape Design/Horticulture in 1990. She began at Western DuPage Landscaping in Naperville for the first years of her career gaining invaluable skills working on multi-million dollar residential and commercial accounts as their Horticulturist. In 1995, she left the suburbs to bring her experience back to her roots in Bourbonnais, working for Art Mantoan of Art's Landscaping from 1995-2000. After having her son in 2000, she worked part time and freelanced until 2018 when she once again re-joined Art's Landscaping. Kristine brings 30 years of professional experience to the Art's Landscaping design team and truly loves to create beautiful landscapes for her customers.

Project Experience

City Park Design

Commerical landscape designs

Residential Landscape Design

Des Plaines Park District Beautification Committee

Perry Farm Historical Landscape Project

City of Morris Chamber of Commerce Beautification Designs for Downtown Morris

Residential HOA Common Area and Entrance Design

Unilock Patio, Wall, Outdoor Kitchen and Fireplace Design

Maintenance Crew Supervisor of Commercial and Residential Accounts

Disease/Pest evaluations and application for Commercial and Residential accounts

Landscape Designer

Kaylee earned a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture with an emphasis on Landscape Design from Texas A&M University in 2018. During college she managed the Horticulture Club's nursery and volunteered at the National Association of Landscape Professionals Convention. She started working in the nursery industry but realized she wanted to create beautiful landscapes. She uses her skills of plant production and commercial landscape estimating to design functional landscapes for clients to enjoy.

Project Experience

Art earned a degree in plant and soil science from Southern Illinois University. He has been a licensed landscape architect for over twenty-five years. His home garden has been featured on tours and in gardening magazines. Art is a past Chairman of the Board of the Bradley Bourbonnais Chamber of Commerce and past President of the Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School Foundation. He has served as President of his local chapter of the Order of the Sons of Italy and recently received the Leonardo Di Vinci Award for Entrepreneurship. He has been named Volunteer of the Year by Hospice of Kankakee Valley.

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What People Are Saying

"In 2012 we started a beautification project on the main thorough fare in Clifton, IL. Art's Landscaping was an important contributor to this ongoing process. Their quality of work and cooperation has helped make the project a huge success. Art's Landscaping has furnished thousands of dollars of trees, flowering plants and hardscape areas. Take a drive through Clifton and see the quality of their work and you will understand why we recommend Art's Landscaping for your next landscaping project."